Contract jobs in Canada (28,820 jobs)

Explore contract jobs across Canada. Choose a location and read the full job details.

28,820 listings · 5,629 employers Counted Nov 14, 2026. How we count

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Employers hiring include Randstad Canada (3,503 listings), Walmart Canada (1,125 listings), Mercor (1,065 listings).

Common roles: Warehouse worker, Project manager, Forklift operator.

13,006 of these listings include employer-provided pay. Open a job to see its currency and pay period.

Advertised starting pay
Pay period	Median starting pay	Listings
CAD / hour	27.00	11,443
CAD / year	70,000.00	1,245
CAD / week	1,350.00	68
CAD / day	290.88	36
USD / year	71,000.00	36
CAD / month	4,000.00	34
USD / hour	20.00	32

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Workplace classifications: 3% remote, 19% hybrid, 68% on-site, 9% not specified. Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad.

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Account Manager
Express Employment Professionals
Hamilton, ON
- $70,000 to $120,000 CAD / year
- Full-time
- Contract
Valid G driver's license required
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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Insight Global
Burnaby, BC
- From $56 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Forklift Operator - Reach Truck and Counterbalance Operators
adecco
ON
- $20 CAD / hour
- Contract
- Temporary
Must have a valid Forklift license
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Conseiller en ressources humaines / HR Advisor
adecco
Mirabel, QC
- $30 to $40 CAD / hour
- Contract
- Temporary
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System Architect
Procom
Markham, ON
- $75 to $100 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Contracts Administrator
Aplin
Saskatoon, SK
- Contract
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Propane Counterbalance operator- For night shifts
Randstad Canada
Mississauga, ON
- $21 CAD / hour
- Contract
Great opportunity for long term and potential full time hire in automotive environment to work the night shift · **candidates will need to do onsite forklift assessment prior to start, during the day shift**
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Dock Worker - Corner Brook
Randstad Canada
Corner Brook, NL
- $19.5 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Construction Project Manager
Randstad Canada
Toronto, ON
- $54.44 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Bilingual Customer Service/Order Desk
Randstad Canada
Mississauga, ON
- $24 to $28 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Forklift Operator - Woodstock
Randstad Canada
Woodstock, ON
- $23 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Forklift
Randstad Canada
Burlington, ON
- $20 to $20.1 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Warehouse Associate
Randstad Canada
Milton, ON
- $22 CAD / hour
- Contract
This Warehouse Associate position is a day shift role, offering a competitive rate of $20.00 per hour · Consistent day shift schedule in the Milton area
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General labor
Randstad Canada
Saint-Hubert, QC
- $23.74 to $25.75 CAD / hour
- Contract
☀️ Day Shift: $23.74/hr (Base wage) · 🌙 Evening Shift: $24.74/hr ($23.74 + $1.00/hr premium)
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General Labour-Food Processing-Milton
Randstad Canada
Milton, ON
- From $17.95 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Business Development Manager
Insight Global
Vancouver, BC
- $90,000 to $110,000 CAD / year
- Contract
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Operations Manager
Insight Global
Vancouver, BC
- $80,000 to $90,000 CAD / year
- Contract
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Area Manager
Insight Global
Vancouver, BC
- $60,000 to $70,000 CAD / year
- Contract
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Warehouse Logistics Team Member
Randstad Canada
Woodstock, ON
- $25 CAD / hour
- Contract
In this on-site day shift role, you will coordinate freight, oversee material flow, and support warehouse operations · Stable full-time day shift schedule in Woodstock, Ontario
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Forklfit operator - Hartland, NB
Randstad Canada
Somerville, NB
- $20 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Power Platform Programmer Analyst
Randstad Canada
Québec, QC
- Contract
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Forklift Operator - Afternoons
Randstad Canada
Moncton, NB
- $18 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Swiss CNC Operator (Night Shift)
Express Employment Professionals
Mississauga, ON
- Full-time
- Contract
CNC Swiss Setup Operator (Night Shift) · Are you an experienced Swiss CNC Setup Operator looking for a stable night shift opportunity with a growing aerospace manufacturer
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Automation Engineer
Insight Global
Toronto, ON
- From $37 CAD / hour
- Contract
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Lead Automation Tester
Insight Global
Toronto, ON
- From $51 CAD / hour
- Contract

adecco

Researcher, AI Computing System

Burnaby, BC, Canada

$73.3 CAD / hour · Contract · Temporary

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Job details

Pay: $73.3 CAD / hour
Job type: Contract · Temporary
Apply by: Dec 3, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 3, 2026

Original job description

Adecco is currently hiring a full-time Researcher, AI Computing System for our client in Burnaby, BC. Working at the intersection of AI algorithms and system architecture, you'll contribute to innovations in large model training, reinforcement learning, multimodal understanding, and AI infrastructure optimization.

This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with world-class researchers and engineers while helping shape the future of AI computing.

Pay Rate: $73.30/hour
Location: Burnaby, BC
Job type: Temporary | Full-time

Here's why you should apply:

Paid weekly accurate and on time
Strong health and safety programs
Medical and dental benefits once qualified
Free training programs
New and quicker onboarding process

Responsibilities:

Aiming at key industry AI application scenarios such as large model training and inference, this role focuses on advancing performance, efficiency, and usability of AI systems on the Ascend platform. The work involves low-precision training, multimodal optimization, reinforcement learning, and training resource optimization to address system bottlenecks and deliver next-generation AI capabilities.
Responsible for design and development of optimization solutions for AI training and inference systems, with a focus on FP8/FP4 optimization, RL-driven training agents, multimodal reinforcement learning or next-generation multi-modal understanding & generation.
Combine AI algorithm requirements with system-level architectural optimization in computing, I/O, scheduling, and precision control to improve performance.
Build stable, efficient AI training clusters, leveraging dynamic cluster configuration and precision control to ensure scalability and reliability.

Qualifications and Skills:

Ph.D or Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering majors in artificial intelligence, computer science, software, automation, electronics, communications, robotics, etc.
Familiar with the common model structures of large models such as Deepseek and Llama, and have basic technical accumulation in large model training and inference optimization in the fields of LLM, MoE, multimodality, etc.
Familiar with the hardware architecture and programming system of AI accelerators, and have experience in optimizing AI systems with coordinated software and hardware cores.
Must be legally eligible to work, and reside in Canada

Interested in this position? Apply now! Our dynamic team of recruiters will reach out if you qualify for this role.

At Adecco our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matters. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.

Please reach out to learn how the Aspire Academy can upskill you into your next role.

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More about this job

Responsibilities

The Researcher at Adecco's client will design and develop optimization solutions for AI training and inference systems. The work covers low-precision training, reinforcement learning and multimodal models, and building stable, efficient AI training clusters.

Requirements

Candidates need a Master's or PhD in computer science, computer engineering or a related field, plus familiarity with large model architectures such as Deepseek and Llama. Experience with AI accelerator hardware and optimizing coordinated software and hardware systems is required, and candidates must be legally eligible to work and reside in Canada.

Skills

Large model training and inference optimization
FP8/FP4 low-precision optimization
Reinforcement learning
Multimodal understanding and generation
LLM and MoE architectures
Deepseek and Llama model structures
AI accelerator hardware architecture
Ascend platform
Hardware and software co-optimization
AI training cluster design
I/O, scheduling and precision control
Scalability and reliability engineering
Research methodology

Benefits

Weekly pay
Health and safety programs
Medical and dental benefits
Free training programs

Keywords

AI research
large language models
LLM
MoE
multimodal
reinforcement learning
FP8
FP4
low-precision training
Ascend
AI accelerators
AI infrastructure
model training
model inference
Deepseek
Llama
training clusters
Machine learning
Computer science research
Burnaby

Perks

Paid training

Tools

Ascend platform
AI accelerators

Languages

English

Fields of study

Computer Science
Computer Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics

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